You are actually onto something: it's a fairly common belief among economists that all subsidies and tax deductions should be eliminated. This probably isn't p

You are actually onto something: it's a fairly common belief among economists that all subsidies and tax deductions should be eliminated. This probably isn't politically feasible at the moment though, so for now we have to take small victories where we can get them, like getting rid of the most obviously stupid and regressive subsidies.